Return of the physical edition of PRINTING United Expo has set to welcome a record number of exhibitors and sponsors for its 2022 edition is kicked off in Las Vegas today and it take place from October 19-21, 2022. Organised by Printing United Alliance, the expo debuted in 2019 following the rebranding of SGIA Expo, with the mission to bring together multiple areas of the print industry and foster cross-market collaboration and respond to the growing trend of convergence. As a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic, the second edition of the show had been postponed multiple times, with alternative digital communication tools used in the interim to fill the void left by an in-person event.
Now, as the physical edition I back with a bang, exhibitors and sponsors are reporting a strong desire to reconnect with customers, showcase and run new technologies live at the show, and share in a multitude of ways how attendees can optimise business processes in the post-pandemic world. Prior to the cancellation of the expo in 2021, PPINTING United Alliance made clear that packaging would be an important part of the show experience. This narrative has continued into 2022, as evidenced by the signs of convergent packaging growth in the shipping and fulfillment space that will be presented, where companies like Packsize will be showing box-making and container insertion technology geared toward e-commerce and online-driven corrugated packaging production.
